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SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN MEN CAUSED BY HAIR LOSS TREATMENT

Posted by Manny Y on 7th Apr 2015

Today, a lot more men are troubled with the ill effects of Propecia just because they want their hair to grow back.

Propecia is a popular hair loss treatment in the market today. Its generic name is finasteride and it is similar to Proscar – a drugs used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. Finasteride works by competing with the enzyme 5 alpha reductase.

The male hormone testosterone is produced by the testes. The adrenal glands also produce testosterone, the glands are normally found directly on top of both kidneys. However, the adrenal glands produce only small quantities of testosterone. This is the reason why women also produce testosterone.

After testosterone is released into the blood stream it is absorbed throughout the body’s tissues. In some organs or specialized tissues, particularly the skin (scalp), epididymis, and prostate, testosterone is converted to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by the enzyme 5 alpha reductase. DHT is a powerful androgen, far more powerful than testosterone and it has a greater affinity to androgen receptors.

Unfortunately, DHT is the number one cause of hair loss in both men and women. In the hair loss world, DHT causes a condition called androgenetic alopecia. For some genetic mishap, people who are susceptible to the ill effects of DHT experience vascular shrinkage in the scalp, adversely affecting the nourishing blood supply of the scalp. This slowly suffocates the hair follicles making them unable to produce the usual thick healthy hair strands.

This is where Propecia comes in. Since it is a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, testosterone will not to convert to DHT. In return, patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia see a significant reduction in the enlarged prostate, enabling them to urinate properly. In people who have hair loss problems, there is an observed increase in hair growth.

Then again, the absence of DHT in our system can cause sexual dysfunctions in males. So what would it be, your hair or your sex life? And don’t forget there are other more natural hair loss products that won’t give you these nasty side effects.